Our unique restoration juniper raised garden beds give us a sense of place, connecting us to our high desert home, improve ecosystems, and support local mills.
Raised garden beds are a great choice for vegetable gardens in Central Oregon because they can be filled with high quality raised bed soil, dramatically improving the drainage and organic matter in your vegetable garden compared to our native soil. They also aid in warming up soil in the spring and retaining heat in the fall, compared to in-ground garden beds. Raised garden beds allow for clearly defined paths and planting space, reducing soil compaction since you won’t ever be walking on your soil as you might when accessing an in-ground garden bed. Plus, they look beautiful (at least we think so)!
Add character to your outdoor landscape with the beautiful wood grain of locally milled restoration juniper, salvaged incense cedar or western red cedar.
Our beds can be built at your preferred depth of 12", 16", or 24". Have us custom build for your space, build raised beds with you, or prep kits for you to assemble on your own!
We predict our garden beds will be durable for decades in our dry, high desert climate.
Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) is a native plant species found throughout the high desert of Central and Eastern Oregon. However, juniper has grown to dominate our landscape- displacing shrubs and grasses, contributing to soil erosion and loss of biodiversity. As a result, there is an effort to restore grassland ecosystems by cutting juniper in Oregon, which has also shown to increase groundwater on some sites as well.
When you choose to have us install your raised beds, we will line them with hardware cloth to prevent burrowing creatures from damaging your crops.
Make it super easy on yourself and have us fill your beds with high quality raised bed soil for you as well!
Inspired to build your raised garden beds on your own?
We have raised garden bed kits!
Choose from rough cut 2x6 (for 12” deep beds) or 2x8 (for 16” & 24” deep beds) full dimension boards, locally milled in Central Oregon. Please note that there may be some variation in the dimensions of each unique board and our supply of restoration juniper and incense cedar fluctuates based on local supply of logs. Please contact us directly for custom dimensions or for current pricing on western red cedar.
Your boards will be cut to length, sanded, and predrilled for you to assemble on your own. Our kits include step-by-step assembly instructions along with corner and flat brackets, middle brace(s), and screws. We can even include drill bits for your convenience, too.